Aston Villa moved to strengthen its unlikely Premier League title challenge by signing former England striker Tammy Abraham from Besiktas for a reported $25 million on Tuesday.
Abraham was previously at Villa on loan in 2018-19 when he helped the club earn promotion to England’s top flight.
He returns to a Villa team that is third in the standings and challenging for its first league title since 1981.
“We’ve got a good team, a good squad. I don’t think it’s out of reach to say we can push for every competition we’re in,” Abraham said. “I’m here and I want to win. I want to win trophies, so we have to push for every competition we’re in. I’m excited, I just can’t wait.”
The 28-year-old Abraham came through Chelsea’s academy and went on to join Roma in Italy. He also had a loan spell at AC Milan last season before
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